Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Eugene Allen (1919–2010)
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Darren Walker (1959– )
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Eleanor Barrow Chase (1918-2002)
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Hazel W. Johnson (1927-2011 )

Explore Global African History

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The Windrush Generation (1948- )
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Gratien Candace (1873-1953)
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The Brazzaville Conference, 1944
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Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite (1912–2016)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Eddie “the Sheik” Gardner: An Ultramarathoning Legend and Unsung Hero in the Struggle for Racial Equality in America.
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The Manumission of Monimia Travers: A Slave Freed at Fort Vancouver
UNIT 342A: L-R, Alberta Hunter, Alfred Elkins, Ollie Crawford, Leonard Caston, Mae Gaddy & Joe Taps Miller
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Alberta Hunter and the Rhythm Rascals in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II
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Two Families, Two Destinies: A Personal Perspective on the Rwandan Genocide of 1994

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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